8th September 1984
Great Western Society
Limited
The Castle Jubilee
Locos Used | at least 40028 & steam: WD600 'Gordon', 5051 'Drysllywn Castle' & 5690 'Leander' |
Route :
Loco | Route |
????? | London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway |
5051 | Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Knowle & Dorridge |
40028 | Knowle & Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster [BR] (1) |
WD600 | (1) Kidderminster [SVR] - Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth |
WD600 | Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley - Kidderminster [SVR] (1) |
40028 | (1) Kidderminster [BR] - Stourbridge Junction - Kingswinford Jn - Dudley - Great Bridge - Bescot Curve Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Saltley |
5690 | Saltley - Bordesley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway |
????? | Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Harry Harper comments: Although booked as a through train this special did
not pass over the connection from BR to SVR. A connecting SVR special
Kidderminster - Bridgnorth (& return) was run using WD 600 both ways. 4930 'Hagley
Hall' & 6960 'Raveningham Hall' were also in passenger service during the tours
sojourn.
Sources : John Cowlishaw & Harry Harper
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Cowlishaw)
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Paddington | 07.35d | 23.30a |
Subway Jn | [ML] | ? |
Ealing Broadway | 07.43a ~ 07.45d | 23.16a ~ 23.18d |
Southall East Jn | ? | [RL] |
Southall | 07/30 | 23/10 |
Southall West Jn | [RL] | ? |
Slough | 07.59a ~ 08.01d | 22.59a ~ 23.01d |
Maidenhead | 08/12 | 22/54 |
Twyford | 08/21 | 22/50 |
Reading | 08.30a ~ 08.32d | 22.41a ~ 22.43d |
Didcot East Jn | ? | [ML] |
Didcot Parkway | 08L50a ~ 09L10d | 22L08a ~ 22L23d |
Didcot North Jn | 09/13 | 22/05 |
Oxford | 09.29a ~ 09.31d | 21.49a ~ 21.51d |
Wolvercot Jn | 09/37 | 21/45 |
Heyford | 09/47 | 21/35 |
Aynho Jn | 09/57 | 21/28 |
Banbury | 10w05a ~ 10w45d | 20w47a ~ 21w17d |
Leamington Spa | 11/11 | 20/14 |
Hatton | 11/22 | 19/58 |
Knowle & Dorridge | 11L30 ~ 11L50 | 19/50 |
Tyseley | 11c59 ~ 12c00 | 19c40 ~ 19c41 |
Bordesley Jn | 12/06 | ? |
St Andrews Jn | - | 19/34 |
Landor Street Jn | - | 19/32 |
Saltley | - | 19L07 ~ 19L30 |
Castle Bromwich | - | 18/57 |
Park Lane Jn | - | 18/54 |
Ryecroft Jn | - | 18/36 |
Walsall | - | 18c32 ~ 18c34 |
Bescot Curve Jn | - | 18/29 |
Great Bridge | - | 18/23 |
Dudley | - | 18/16 |
Kingswinford Jn | - | 18/04 |
Birmingham New Street | 12c13 ~ 12c17 | - |
Galton Jn | 12/26 | - |
Stourbridge Junction | 12/50 | 17/59½ |
Kidderminster | 12t57 ~ 13t00 | 17t22 ~ 17t50 |
Bewdley | 13.10 ~ 13.16 | 16.31 ~ 17.10 |
Arley | 13/28 | 16/19 |
Highley | 13/35 | 16/12 |
Hampton Loade | 13/42 | 16/05 |
Bridgnorth | 13.27a | 15.50d |